There are 4 ways to get from Baku to Xi'an by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane GYD - XIY
13h 42m¥1,420–4,128Drive, car ferry, train, bus
cheapest- Drive from Baku to Alatcar
- Take the car ferry from Alat to Kurykcarferry
- Drive from Kuryk to Mangystaucar
- Take the train from Mangystau to Tschemolgantrain
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Xi'antrain
5d 15h¥1,093–2,204Drive, car ferry, train, bus via Astana
- Drive from Baku to Alatcar
- Take the car ferry from Alat to Kurykcarferry
- Drive from Kuryk to Mangystaucar
- Take the train from Mangystau to Astana 1train
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Xi'antrain
5d 14h¥1,326–2,097Drive 7,000.1 km
- Drive from Baku to Xi'ancar 7,000.1 km
3d 8h¥5,952–8,597
Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baku to Xi'an is to drive and car ferry and train and bus via Astana which costs ¥1300 - ¥2100 and takes 5 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Baku to Xi'an is to fly which takes 13h 42m and costs ¥1400 - ¥4200.
The distance between Baku and Xi'an is 5191 km. The road distance is 7000.1 km.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Baku to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 4h ahead of Baku. It is currently 3:01 AM in Baku and 7:01 AM in Xi'an.
Yes, the driving distance between Baku to Xi'an is 7000 km. It takes approximately 3 days 8h to drive from Baku to Xi'an.
There are 556+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Baku, Azerbaijan and Xi'an, China?
Air Astana, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Mangystau to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥190–400
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥300–400
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥190–270
Train from Mangystau to Tschemolgan
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥230–480
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥370–480
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥230–320
Train from Ürümqi to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥490–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–1,000
Train from Ürümqi to Xi'an
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥490–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–1,000
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥463
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–390
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- (+99412) 404 37 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- asco.az
Car ferry from Alat to Kuryk
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥400–550
- Website
- https://www.asco.az/en
- Schedules at
- https://ships.asco.az/en
- Passenger
- ¥400–550
- Car
- ¥3,104
Car ferry from Alat to Kuryk
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥400–550
- Website
- https://www.asco.az/en
- Schedules at
- https://ships.asco.az/en
- Passenger
- ¥400–550
- Car
- ¥3,104
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